Elgin Baylor vs. Jaylen Wells Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaylen Wells and Elgin Baylor, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elgin Baylor played 14 years in the NBA, 13 more than Jaylen Wells, who played 1. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Jaylen Wells had his rookie season in 2024-25. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers | |||
Player | Total Seasons | Playoffs Played | NBA Years |
Elgin Baylor | 14 | 12 | 1958-59 to 1971-72 |
Jaylen Wells | 1 | 0 | 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Elgin Baylor | Jaylen Wells | |
Season | 1958-59 | 2024-25 |
Team | Minneapolis Lakers | Memphis Grizzlies |
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Playoffs | Lakers Lost NBA Finals | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Elgin Baylor | 70 | 40.8 | 24.9 | - | - | 15.0 | 4.1 | - | - | - | 3.9 | 8.6 | 21.2 | .408 | - | - | - | 7.6 | 9.8 | .777 |
difference: | +9 | +14.9 | +14.5 | +11.6 | +2.4 | -2.1 | +5.0 | +12.6 | +.017 | +6.2 | +8.1 | +.045 | ||||||||
Jaylen Wells | 79 | 25.9 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 8.6 | .425 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .352 | 1.4 | 1.7 | .822 |
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G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
Elgin Baylor | 13 | 42.8 | 25.5 | - | - | 12.0 | 3.3 | - | - | - | 4.0 | 9.4 | 23.3 | .403 | - | - | - | 6.7 | 8.7 | .770 |
Jaylen Wells | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Additional Years |
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* Elgin Baylor played 13 seasons more than Jaylen Wells in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 2 to 14, from 1960 to 1972—Elgin Baylor played in 11 Playoffs. In those 13 extra years over Jaylen Wells, Elgin Baylor got these achievements: | |
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